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Honorary Degrees

The Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters is awarded by the Board of Regents to individuals distinguished by their national or international reputations or accomplishments in scholarship, public service, profession, industry or other areas.

Honorary Degree Conferee

Edward George Seidensticker

Conferred Dec. 23, 2001, UH Manoa

Credited with contributing to the revival of interest in Japanese literature following World War II, Edward Seidensticker translated classic
works and modern masterpieces into English, making them accessible to the Western world.

Seidensticker's own publications included Japan, Genji Days and Tokyo Rising. He received the National Book Award, Order of the Rising Sun, Tokyo Cultural Award and other honors.

In addition, Seidensticker has served UH on graduate student committees,
contributes his energies to the Japanese Studies Endowment and sponsors the
Edward Seidensticker
Award in Japanese Studies, a prize given annually for the best paper on Japan
at the School of Hawaiian,
Asian and Pacific Studies Graduate Student Conference.